Patuakhali Science and Technology University
| পটুয়াখালী বিজ্ঞান ও প্রযুক্তি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় | |
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| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Established | 08, July 2000 |
| Chancellor | President Abdul Hamid |
| Vice-Chancellor | Professor Dr. Md. Shams-Ud-Din |
| Students | 1300 (Medium of instruction English) |
| Location | Dumki, Patuakhali, Bangladesh |
| Campus | Dumki and Babugonj |
| Colours | Green and Black |
| Nickname | PSTU |
| Affiliations | Barisal Govt.veterinary College, Babugonj, Barisal. |
| Website | http://www.pstu.ac.bd/ |
Patuakhali Science and Technology University (Bengali: পটুয়াখালী বিজ্ঞান ও প্রযুক্তি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) is a government financed public university in Patuakhali, Bangladesh. PSTU has given affiliation to the Barisal Government Veterinary College as its constituent faculty.[1] This is the only science and technological university and first public university in Barisal division.
History
PSTU formally started functioning after promulgation of government gazette notification on 8 July 2000 with the campus of former Patuakhali Agricultural College as its nucleus. The university started with the Faculty of Agriculture offering four-year B.Sc. Ag. (Hons.) degrees.
The Patuakhali Science and Technology University was developed at the private initiative of the local people through the establishment of a higher secondary institute in 1972 as a private college. It was then turned to Patuakhali Agricultural College under the affiliation of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), Mymensingh in 1979 with the objective of producing agricultural graduates offering the B.Sc.Ag.(Hons.) degree. The college was nationalized on 1 February 1985 and was placed under the administrative control of the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI), Ministry of Agricultural together with BAU affiliation.
The government of Bangladesh launched a project to establish a science and technology university where no such universities existed. The project advocated the transformation of Patuakhali Agricultural College into the full-fledged Patuakhali Science and Technology University that came into being through a Parliamentary Act passed on 12 July 2001.
Administration
Professor Dr. Md. Shams-Ud-Din
Patuakhali Science and Technology University
Patuakhali-8602, Bangladesh.
Professor Dr. Md. Shams-Ud-Din joined the Patuakhali Science and Technology University (PSTU) as its 7th Vice-Chancellor on 27 December 2012. Prior to his joining the PSTU he was serving the Department of Food Technology & Rural Industries (FTRI) of the Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) as Professor and also as the Director of Planning & Development Division of the same university. He obtained his B.Sc. Agri. Engg. degree majoring in Food Technology (1972) from the BAU. Professor Shams-Ud-Din did his M.S. in Food Technology (1975) from the University of Mysore, India; and also obtained both Master of Applied Science (Food Science & Technology) (1985) and PhD (1990) from the University of New South Wales, Australia. Dr. Shams-Ud-Din served as a Visiting Professor at the University of Hannover, Germany (1996).
Location
The PSTU campus is at Dumki Upazila under Patuakhali district. It is about 15 kilometers north from Patuakhali district town and can easily be reached by public transportation.
It has a compact campus with halls of residence within walking distance of the academic building. The campus occupies 72 acres (290,000 m2) of land including 37.00 acres (149,700 m2) agricultural research farm. With a view to establishing a Fisheries Faculty under this university it has a plan to acquire 800 acres (3.2 km2) of land at Kuakata, the southernmost tourist resort of Bangladesh. This faculty will conduct research on fish covering both inland and marine fisheries.
Academic
Faculties
- Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering
- Faculty of Business Administration and Management
- Faculty of Agriculture
- Faculty of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine
- Faculty of Fisheries
Central field of PSTU Photo was taken by G.M. Jamil Hossain Sujon (CSE-113th) - Faculty of Disaster Management
- Faculty of Nutrition and Food Science
- Faculty of Animal Husbandry
- Faculty of Land Management and Administration.
Memorandum of Understanding
Memorandum of understanding is signed between the PSTU and the following universities:
- University of Canberra (UC), Australia
- Boda University, Norway
- Hohenheim University, Germany
- Salford University, UK
- University of Cophenhagen, Denmark
- North Eastern Hill University, India
Residential Student Halls
There are six halls:
1. M.Keramot Ali Hall
2. Sher-e-Bangla Hall-1
3. Sher-e-Bangla Hall-2
4. Kobi Begum Sufia Kamal Hall
5. Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Hall
6. Sheikh Fazilatun Nesa Mujib Hall
Other 2 halls at outer campus, Babugonj, Barisal
See also
- Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University (MBSTU)
- Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST)
- Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University (BSMRAU)
- Pabna University of Science & Technology (PUST)
References
External links
- Official Facebook Page
- Official website
- University Grant Commission
- A2Z Bangladesh Education Information
Coordinates: 22°27′58″N 90°22′57″E / 22.4661°N 90.3824°E